Cognome

Butera

The strongest concentration of Butera in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 235 of 325 arrivals (72 percent) originating there.

325

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 325

Top regione

Sicilia

235 of 325
72 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 7

7 to 24

24 to 71

71+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

11 regioni represented

Sicilia23572%
Calabria6018%
Campania103%
Basilicata52%
Piemonte41%
Abruzzo41%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol21%
Lombardia21%
Lazio10%
Liguria10%
Veneto10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Butera was recorded between 1830 and 1912.

Sciacca
49
Provincia AG
Platania
35
Provincia CZ
Trabia
27
Provincia PA
Menfi
23
Provincia AG
Palermo
17
Provincia PA
Bisacquino
13
Provincia PA
Conflenti
12
Provincia CZ
Serradifalco
10
Provincia CL
Campofiorito
10
Provincia PA
Caltabellotta
10
Provincia AG
Alcamo
9
Provincia TP
Casteldaccia
8
Provincia PA
Decollatura
7
Provincia CZ
Aragona
7
Provincia AG
Caltanissetta
7
Provincia CL

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Sciacca	AG	49
Platania	CZ	35
Trabia	PA	27
Menfi	AG	23
Palermo	PA	17
Bisacquino	PA	13
Conflenti	CZ	12
Serradifalco	CL	10
Campofiorito	PA	10
Caltabellotta	AG	10
Alcamo	TP	9
Casteldaccia	PA	8
Decollatura	CZ	7
Aragona	AG	7
Caltanissetta	CL	7

Persone notevoli

Notable Butera on Wikipedia

Antonio Butera
1871 · Decollatura
Vittorio Butera
IT
1877 · Conflenti
Joseph Butera
1905 · Sicilia
Gaetano Butera
IT
1924 · Riesi
Federico Butera
IT
1940 · Milano
Federico Maria Butera
IT
1943 · Mezzojuso
Luca Butera
1980 · Catania

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Antonio Butera	1871	Decollatura
Vittorio Butera	1877	Conflenti	IT
Joseph Butera	1905	Sicilia
Gaetano Butera	1924	Riesi	IT
Federico Butera	1940	Milano	IT
Federico Maria Butera	1943	Mezzojuso	IT
Luca Butera	1980	Catania

Varianti grafiche

Spelling variants worth checking

The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.

Related guide

Myths About Name Changes at Ellis Island

Names were never changed at the border. The spelling here is the original Italian: Giovinelli in the records, perhaps Jovanelli in the family today.

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Buttera

4 US arrivals

Butero

12 US arrivals

Buteri

3 US arrivals

Buters

1 US arrivals

Bustera

3 US arrivals

Bute

2 US arrivals

Sutera

90 US arrivals

Tutera

12 US arrivals

Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Butera.

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